title: Arthroscopic trans-portal deep medial collateral ligament pie-crusting release.
abstract: Arthroscopic treatments of meniscal injuries of the knee are among the most common orthopaedic procedures performed. Adequate visualization of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus might be challenging, especially in patients with tight medial compartments. In these cases instrument manipulation in an attempt to reach the posterior horn of the meniscus can cause an iatrogenic chondral injury because of the narrow medial joint space. A transcutaneous medial collateral ligament (MCL) pie-crusting release facilitates expansion of the medial joint space in a case of a tight medial compartment. Nevertheless, it might cause injury to the superficial MCL, infection, and pain and injury to the saphenous nerve because of multiple needle punctures of the skin. We describe an inside-out, arthroscopic deep MCL pie-crusting release, which allows access to the medial meniscus through the anterior approach to provide good visualization of the footprint and sufficient working space.
authors.affiliation: Orthopaedic Department, Barzilai Medical Center, Ashkelon, Israel ; Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Be'er Sheva, Israel.
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Atoun
authors.forename: Ronen
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Debbi
authors.forename: Omri
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Lubovsky
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weiler
authors.forename: Eytan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Debbi
authors.forename: Ehud
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rath